ABOUT THE FIRM
   
 

Keightley & Ashner LLP is a boutique law firm in Washington, D.C., with an extensive, current, and unique expertise in all matters relating to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The firm’s lawyers have nearly 75 years of combined experience serving in responsible legal positions at the PBGC, including as General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Assistant Chief Counsel, and Senior Legal Advisor.

They know the law surrounding PBGC issues and, based on their many years of experience in providing legal advice and representation for the PBGC, can give you invaluable guidance on how the PBGC is likely to react to a wide variety of fact patterns.

   
  Keightley & Ashner LLP provides a PBGC premium refund service that can identify significant premium overpayments, with no charge unless the PBGC approves a request for a refund or credit.
   
  The firm was established in early 2005 by Jim Keightley, former PBGC General Counsel, Harold Ashner, former PBGC Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, and Bill Beyer, former PBGC Deputy General Counsel. Bill Beyer and Stan Hecht, former Assistant Chief Counsel and Senior Legal Advisor, PBGC, are Of Counsel to the firm. The experience and expertise of the firm’s attorneys in the area of PBGC law and practice enables them to provide sound and practical advice and top-quality representation on all PBGC matters.
   
  The firm’s other practice areas — resolution of large tax controversies and legislative, regulatory, and government relations law — reflect the background and interests of the firm’s attorneys:
     
 
Tax Controversies
 
Before being named General Counsel of the PBGC, Jim Keightley served as Associate Chief Counsel for Litigation and Special Counsel for Large Cases at the IRS, where he played a key role in managing IRS tax litigation nationwide.
 
 
 
Legislative, Regulatory, and Government Relations Law
 
Jim Keightley, Harold Ashner, and Bill Beyer have each played significant roles in connection with a wide variety of legislative, regulatory, and government relations matters throughout their careers with the Federal government.
     
  Keightley & Ashner LLP is committed to providing the highest possible level of service with personalized attention to the unique concerns of each client.